Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Buys LA Clippers

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The LA Times has reported that former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has won the bidding war over the Los Angeles Clippers with a bid of $2 billion.
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    Microsoft's former CEO Steve Ballmer has reached a deal to buy the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team for $2bn (£1.2bn), reports say.

    A source familiar with the negotiations told the BBC the bid was accepted, without giving further details.

    Clippers owner Donald Sterling was banned from the sport for life after he was recorded making racist remarks.

    The National Basketball Association (NBA) later agreed to begin the process of selling the team.The bid was reportedly accepted by Mr Sterling's wife, Shelly.

    Mr Ballmer is believed to have outbid two rival groups for the team, one of which was led by media mogul David Geffen and included talk show host Oprah Winfrey.

    Mr Ballmer retired from Microsoft in February, but he still owns shares in the company.

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